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Menu Planning- #125


Our meals need to be nutritious, clean, flexible, quick and cost effective.
Between our work schedules and after school activities, we need to carefully
plan our meals so that we do not end up ordering out.  
Well- What a Week!   The Coronavirus has turned everyone’s lives upside
down where I live.   The schools are closing, the events have been cancelled
and people are running scared.    We have been asked to stay at home and to
limit our exposure to others. I know that we spent a lot last week and did it
again this week, but we are planning on not going out much in the next 3
weeks, so it should balance out eventually.   

What did we spend? 
Week 1: $187.95
Kroger: $11.26
Kroger: $143.37
Meijer: $33.62
Rebates: $9.40
Kroger cash: $5.50
Homel Snackes $0.50 x 5 = $2.50
Good Fats $0.75x 2 = $1.50
Starbucks $.75 x 2 = $1.50
Week 2: $173.71
Kroger: $173.71
Rebate: 
Week 3- $171.76
Kroger: $42.60
Kroger: $129. 16
Rebate: 
Week 4-
Rebate:
Total: $533.42
Rebate Total: $14.90
Final Total: $518.52
Grocery Shopping Tip:  When I see an item at a rock bottom price, I will
purchase a few extra portions and put them away for another week.   For
example, Chicken is on sale this week at Kroger and I will pick up several
pounds and put them away in the freezer.   I try to maintain my budget
because it is easy to overspend as we are all learning with the panic buying
that is going on. 
Let’s take a look at what we ate this week. 

Breakfast Options: 
Bagels w/ Cream Cheese
Muffins
Cereal
Eggs
Monday
Potato Soup
Tuesday
Tacos
Salad
Chips w/ Salsa
Wednesday
Pasta
Salad
Bread
Thursday
Grilled Shrimp
Rice
Broccoli
Salad
Friday 
Pizza
Salad
Saturday
Chicken Creole
Rice
Broccoli 
LO Bread Sticks
Sunday
Kitchen Closed 
This week’s rough plan: 
M- Burgers 
T- Tacos
W- Pasta
TH- Shrimp Stir Fry 
F-Pizza
Sat- Pork Chops 
Sun- Jambalaya 
* Indicate that the recipe is a new one for our family.    
What did you have for dinner this week? 

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